Toyota Motor has submitted a letter to the US Congress denying there was a fault with the electronics in millions of vehicles it has recalled over problems with the accelerator, reports said Sunday.
In its letter submitted to the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is investigating the Toyota recalls, the automaker said it “is convinced that there is no problem” with the electronics in its vehicles, the Japanese dailies Yomiuri and Nikkei reported, without disclosing sources.
The reports came as embattled Toyota president Akio Toyoda was reportedly prepared to testify at US congressional hearings if formally asked to do so, with the automaker facing intense pressure in the United States over the rash of recalls.
The Japanese giant has recalled millions of vehicles worldwide in past months due to problems linked to accelerator and brake functions, sullying the company’s safety reputation.
A separate report by the Wall Street Journal said that Toyota commissioned a study into the electronics in its vehicles that supports the carmaker’s assertion that there is no evidence of problems in the electronics.
The preliminary study has been shared with US lawmakers planning hearings on Toyota’s safety record, it said.
A Toyota spokeswoman confirmed that the carmaker was asked by the House committee to provide information related to the unintended acceleration problem of its vehicles, but declined to comment on the content of the letter.
